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...York philanthropist George F. Baker III ’61 went missing when the plane he was piloting off the coast of Nantucket disappeared from the radar yesterday afternoon, The Associated Press reported late last night. Reportedly a major donor to Harvard Business School (HBS), Baker, 66, is the great-grandson of George F. Baker, whose donations were crucial to the construction of the HBS campus...
...thwart them). TIME's own Matthew Cooper, who has been at the center of the criminal investigation into alleged White House leaks of the identity of CIA agent Valerie Plame, suggested that Bill Gates may be worthy of Person of the Year award for his work as a philanthropist. And, ever the White House correspondent, he also suggested that President Bush could be considered for a second year in a row- although this time as ?the incredible shrinking president? in light of the extent to which he has lost popular support and seen his initiatives thwarted in the year since...
Didn't those wags who write headlines for British tabloid newspapers have a field day with this story! YES-SIR-DAY, HARD DAY'S KNIGHT and, of course, DUB ME DO, the papers crowed when it was announced that aging vegetarian, philanthropist and, oh yeah, former Beatle PAUL MCCARTNEY, 54, was to be knighted. All the Beatles were previously given M.B.E.s (Members of the Order of the British Empire), although John Lennon subsequently sent his back as a protest against the Vietnam War. "It's a fantastic honor," said McCartney, "and I'm gratefully receiving it on behalf...
...it’s about the endgame anymore,” said Chadbourne. “It’s all about the chase.” And as for the identity of the Contender? Multiple team members hinted that he or she may in fact be no philanthropist at all, but a fellow student and friend of theirs, David M. Kaden ‘06, who is also a Crimson editor. “I can neither confirm nor deny his identity,” said Banerji. “But rumor has it that it?...
...created a humanitarian crisis that dwarfs even the devastation that Katrina wrought along the Gulf Coast, Harvard has chosen to value lives in Louisiana and Mississippi above those in Pakistan and India. This is not the University’s first attempt to play the role of freelance philanthropist. In September 2001, Harvard pledged $1 million to fund scholarships for the children of terror victims. It matched $245,877 in donations by Harvard affiliates after last December’s massive tsunami. But if Harvard wants to get the biggest bang for its charitable buck, the University should focus...